Authorities shuttered a portion of Boracay island on Wednesday for a 48- to 72-hour cleanup following reports that human waste had fouled its waters, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said.
A Chinese national allegedly urged her child to defecate on the beach of Boracay's station 1, as shown in a viral social media post earlier this week.
Puyat said she banned swimming in the area, which she also ordered to be cordoned off.
She said she also instructed Boracay Interagency Rehabilitation Group General Manager Natividad Bernardino to locate the tourists in the viral clips and file charges for violating an environment ordinance.
Malay town's "Anti-Littering Law" prohibits defecating, urinating and spitting in public places like Boracay.
The resort island reopened in October last year following a 6-month closure that gave way to the rehabilitation of its sewage system.
More details to follow.
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This article first appeared on ABS-CBN News.
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